• In the Matter of Highland Capital Mgmt., LP

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
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    Case Number: 22-10575

    A creditor, who objected to a debtor's payments of professional fees to other firms by order of the bankruptcy court, failed to prove on appeal that the district court had jurisdiction to hear the case.

  • December 9, 2022 | Law.com

    Skilled in the Art With Scott Graham: Will This Rigid Rule of Design Patents Survive an Attack by Mark Lemley? + Judge Connolly Is Free to Keep Inquiring Into Patent Ownership

    Three Federal Circuit judges pushed back substantively and procedurally on the notion of overruling the 40-year-old Rosen test for design patent obviousness. But one acknowledged that it "seems inconsistent" with the Supreme Court's KSR decision.

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  • Belya v. Kapral

    Publication Date: 2022-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Richard B. Katskee, on the brief, Bradley Girard, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, and Oleg Rivkin, Rivkin Law Group PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Daniel H. Blomberg, Lori H. Windham, Daniel D. Benson, on the brief, Diana Verm Thomson, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, and Donald J. Feerick, Jr., Feerick Nugent MacCartney, PLLC, South Nyack, NY. For Amici Curiae Professor Michael W. McConnell and Professor Douglas Laycock: Thomas G. Hungar, Andrew G.I. Kilberg, John Matthew Butler, Jason Manion, Macey L. Olave, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, and San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Assemblies of God (USA), Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy of the Anglican Church in North America, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Gordon D. Todd, Daniel J. Hay, John L. Gibbons, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Ryan Paulsen, Ryan N. Gardner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX. For Amici Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Matthew T. Nelson, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI. James A. Campbell, Solicitor General of Nebraska; Douglas J. Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska; David T. Bydalek, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska; Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Mark Brnovich, Attorney General of Arizona; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas; Chris Carr, Attorney General of Georgia; Derek Schmidt, Attorney General of Kansas; Daniel Cameron, Attorney General of Kentucky; Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana; Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi; Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General of Missouri; Austin Knudsen, Attorney General of Montana; John M. O'Connor, Attorney General of Oklahoma; Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina; and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General of Utah, for Amici Curiae States of Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah, in support of Defendants-Appellants.

    Case Number: 21-1498

    Church Autonomy, Collateral Order Doctrines Discussed in Defamation Appeal's Dismissal

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: November 3, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: November 3, 2021

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 7, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 7, 2021

  • Appellate Division, First Department: April 6, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: April 6, 2021

  • Appellate Division,First Department:December 29, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-12-31
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division,First Department:December 29, 2020

  • Appellate Division, First Department:October 22, 2020

    Publication Date: 2020-10-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:October 22, 2020

  • In re Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc.: William F. Dahill, on the brief, Paul R. Defilippo, Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee First Northern Bank and Trust Company: William A. Slaughter, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Leslie C. Heilman, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE. For Defendants-Appellees Garadex Inc., Gatex Properties Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated: John H. Thompson, McGuire Woods LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees General Security National Insurance and SCOR Reinsurance Company: Scott Walter Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY; Nicole E. Schiavo, Peter A. Ivanick, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co., Magnetar Constellation Fund II Ltd Magnetar Constellation Master Fund III Ltd, Magnetar Constellation Master Fund Ltd., and UniCredit Bank AG, London Branch: Nicholas P. Crowell, Alex R. Rovira, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee LGT Bank in Liechtenstein Ltd: Gregory F. Hauser, Wuersch & Gering LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee The Liverpool Limited Partnership: Matthew J. Gold, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C., New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Mariner LDC, Structured Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P., and Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd., f/k/a Mariner-Tricadia Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd: Thomas J. Fleming, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MBIA, Inc: Kevin J. Biron, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MoneyGram Securities, LLC and its Successors in Interest: Brian Dillon, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett, P.A., Minneapolis, MN. For Defendant-Appellee Morgans Financial Limited: Lewis J. Liman, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Mulberry Street CDO, Ltd: Jack Yoskowitz, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Natixis Financial Products LLC: Scott W. Reynolds, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee PCA Life Assurance Co. Ltd: Nicholas P. Crowell, Jon W. Muenz, Andrew P. Propps, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee RGA Reinsurance Co.: Emilio B. Nicolas, Jackson Walker LLP, Austin, TX. For Defendant-Appellee Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.: David Adler, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Shenandoah Life Insurance Company: Joseph J. Saltarelli, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. For Amicus Curiae Structured Finance Industry Group: Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Timothy P. Harkness, David Y. Livshiz, Henry V. Hutten, Jill K. Serpa, on the brief, Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-1079

    Certain Priority Provisions Are Enforceable Under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor

  • Jackson v. Abernathy

    Publication Date: 2020-06-02
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeremy A. Lieberman, Marc I. Gross, on the brief, Tamar A. Weinrib, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY; Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Pomerantz LLP, Chicago, IL
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Thomas J. Falk, and Mark A. Buthman: Francesca E. Brody, on the brief, Eamon P. Joyce, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY; Christopher Y. Lee, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL For Defendants-Appellees Avanos Medical, Inc., Robert E. Abernathy, and Steven E. Voskuil: Brett D. Jaffe, Elizabeth Gingold Clark, on the brief, John A. Jordak, Jr., Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 19-1300-cv

    Inference of Collective Corporate Scienter Not Raised in Suit Over Defective Surgery Gown